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Rapper Hussein Fatal, a founding member of the Tupac Shakur-led rap group the Outlawz, has reportedly died in a car accident in New Jersey on Saturday (July 11). He was 38 years old.

The ongoing violence in Chicago has claimed the life of another hometown rapper. Capo, who is a member of Chief Keef’s Glo Gang crew, was shot and killed on Saturday (July 11).

Norman Oosterbroek -- a bodyguard who served the likes of Jay Z and Drake -- was killed earlier this week after being tasered by Miami police.

Sad news to report from the hip-hop community. Weslyn "Mama Wes" Monroe, the mother of the late UGK rapper Pimp C, died early Sunday morning (Aug. 18). The cause of death has not been released yet.

Legendary R&B and jazz keyboardist George Duke passed away Monday (Aug. 5) after a battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to Concord Music Group publicist. Duke was 67.

Hundreds of mourners gathered this weekend to pay their final respects to Lil Snupe, an up-and-coming rapper who was slain earlier this month in Louisiana.

R&B icon Bobby "Blue" Bland died Sunday (June 23) from an ongoing illness in Memphis, Tenn., reports WREG-TV. The 83-year-old blues legend was surrounded by friends and family when he passed away.

Louisiana-based rapper Lil Snupe, who only recently signed to Meek Mill's Dreamchasers Records, has died. He was found dead and reports indicate that he was shot. He was just 18.

James Gandolfini, a versatile actor who played mob boss Tony Soprano in the HBO series 'The Sopranos,' passed away Wednesday (June 19) at the age of 51. The news shocked fans as well as artists in the hip-hop community. According to E...

Bruno Mars has suffered a huge loss in his family. The singer-songwriter's mother, Bernadette Hernandez, passed away Saturday (June 1) of a brain aneurysm. She was 55 years old.